[HIST 1020] - Midterm Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (22 pages long)

• School: Auburn University
• Department: History
• Course: HIST 1020
• Professor: Christopher Bishop

Document Summary

French revolution: society under the ancien (old) regime. King and queen were absolutists who approached unlimited power. Individuals have no rights and no legal protection. First estate- clergy (catholics), priests, bishops, archbishops, monks, nuns 1. 5% of population. Second estate- aristocrats, nobles (born into group) 2-3% of population. Bourgeoisie (wealthy)- (cid:271)est edu(cid:272)ated, do(cid:374)"t ha(cid:448)e the sa(cid:373)e spe(cid:272)ial privileges. Sans-culottes (without culottes i. e. fancy knee pants)- work for bourgeoisie. Working class, but not peasants- there is(cid:374)"t al(cid:449)a(cid:455)s (cid:449)ork. Rural peasants (85% of population)- (cid:862)(cid:272)a(cid:374) i get e(cid:374)ough (cid:272)alories fro(cid:373) the grou(cid:374)d so i do (cid:374)ot die(cid:863) Poorest, hardest lives; pay most of the taxes. Pay half of what they make in taxes. Water had a lot of germ (could kill them), drank beer instead: financial crisis. The debt (very heavy)- the fault of louis xvi. Proposed tax reform- would hit the first and second estate hard. Has to go through the estates ge(cid:374)eral to refor(cid:373) ta(cid:454)es (cid:894)louis xvi does(cid:374)"t (cid:449)a(cid:374)t to(cid:895)